Sara Everingham
Sara Everingham is the Northern Territory Correspondent for 7.30.
McArthur River Mine to defend secrecy of bond without NT Government
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The Northern Territory Government will not fight an application to reveal the dollar figure of the environmental bond for the McArthur River Mine, as the non-disclosure is appealed.
Topics: mining-industry, industry, business-economics-and-finance, mining-environmental-issues, borroloola-0854
NT Children's Commissioner investigates management of at-risk juvenile detainees Audio Transcript and Verbatim
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A new report on the treatment of at-risk children in Northern Territory detention centres has found a number of breaches of regulations, and an approach that was reactive and at times frantic. The Northern Territory Children's Commissioner's investigation highlights several new examples of system failures in youth detention. In one case last year, a teenager who'd attempted self-harm was left naked for almost 11 hours because of a failure to provide adequate non-rip clothing. Another detainee was isolated in an at-risk cell for nearly four days before being seen by mental health staff.
Topics: prisons-and-punishment, community-and-society, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, youth, law-crime-and-justice, nt, australia
Teen in NT youth detention left naked for almost 11 hours: report
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A teenager at a Northern Territory youth detention centre who had attempted self-harm was left naked for almost 11 hours because of a failure to provide adequate clothing.
Topics: child-care, prisons-and-punishment, nt
Detention centres 'not places of rehabilitation', royal commission hears
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A former juvenile detainee says she feels relieved after speaking to the Royal Commission into Youth Detention and Child Protection in the Northern Territory.
Topics: royal-commissions, law-crime-and-justice, community-and-society, prisons-and-punishment, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, government-and-politics, indigenous-policy, alice-springs-0870, nt, australia
NT Royal Commission to hold public meeting on Tiwi Islands
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The Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory will today hold a public meeting on the Tiwi Islands where youth workers are looking at ways to prevent young people entering the criminal justice system.
Topics: youth, community-and-society, rural-youth, social-policy, government-and-politics, royal-commissions, law-crime-and-justice, mental-health, health, crime-prevention, tiwi-0810, nt, australia
Royal commission hears concerns officer may have lied over investigator visit
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The former Northern Territory children's commissioner was concerned an officer in a detention centre might have lied in an apparent attempt to have an investigator banned from visiting.
Topics: youth, children, law-crime-and-justice, nt
Remote work for the dole scheme 'causing more harm than good'
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Job providers say the Federal Government's work for the dole scheme that operates in remote parts of Australia is "causing more harm than good", with jobseekers in remote communities facing more onerous requirements than those in the rest of the country.
Topics: unemployment, work, australia
Former NT chief minister slams Giles for future career talk
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Senior conservative figure Shane Stone says it is time for the outgoing Northern Territory chief minister Adam Giles to repent after the Country Liberals were crushed in the weekend's territory election.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, darwin-0800, nt
Funding for CLP unclear in NT as independents gain foothold
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When counting resumes on Monday it is possible the independents will outnumber the CLP in Parliament with four seats versus three. But who will get the money and status of opposition party?
Topics: elections, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, nt
NT Labor promises judicial inquiry into political donation laws
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The Northern Territory Labor party has promised a judicial inquiry into political donation laws if it wins next week's state election.
Topics: elections, states-and-territories, state-parliament, government-and-politics, political-parties, nt
Open speed limits in NT put all road-users at risk, doctors say
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Surgeons and medical professionals who deal with the trauma from road accidents launch a campaign calling for the end of unrestricted speed zones in the Northern Territory.
Topics: road, accidents, road-transport, states-and-territories, nt, australia
Waste rock could be burning again at McArthur River Mine
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The Northern Territory's Department of Mines and Energy is investigating whether the same reaction that caused waste rock to burn at the McArthur River Mine in 2013 is happening again.
Topics: mining-industry, mining-environmental-issues, states-and-territories, borroloola-0854
Royal commission debate may go through historic Garma Festival
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The debate over the royal commission into child protection and youth detention in the Northern Territory may continue at the Garma Festival — the nation's largest Indigenous cultural festival — which begins today in north-east Arnhem land.
Topics: government-and-politics, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, law-crime-and-justice, youth, nt
Court recognises NT native title holders' commercial trading rights
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Native title holders in the Gulf country near the Northern Territory-Queensland border welcome a legal decision allowing them to take and use resources from the land for commercial purposes.
Topics: indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, government-and-politics, indigenous-policy, community-and-society, native-title, rights, law-crime-and-justice, nt, australia
NT exporting English to East Timor as investment in future
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The NT Government is financing English language teaching in East Timor in a bid to attract more people to the Territory.
Topics: international-aid-and-trade, languages, adult-education, education-collaborative-projects, east-timor, nt
Rum Jungle uranium mine in NT still polluting environment
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Traditional owner Kathy Mills says she is running out of time to have the Rum Jungle uranium mine rehabilitated.
Topics: environment, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, government-and-politics, batchelor-0845
Five women nominate to replace Nova Peris
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Five women nominate to replace outgoing Northern Territory Senator Nova Peris as the top Northern Territory candidate on Labor's Senate ticket.
Topics: federal-elections, federal-government, federal-parliament, government-and-politics, darwin-0800, australia
Darwin Festival to receive $94k to pay staff and contractors
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The Northern Territory Government will release funds to the Darwin Festival board after withholding payments over concerns about financial management.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, events, carnivals-and-festivals, community-and-multicultural-festivals, community-and-society, darwin-0800
NT Arts Minister calls in auditor over Darwin Festival's potential $500k deficit
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NT Arts Minister Gary Higgins confirms the Darwin Festival has applied for Government assistance after facing a deficit from last year's event.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, darwin-0800
Ranger mine rehab deal welcomed after Rio Tinto offers $100m clean-up loan
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Traditional owners welcome a rehabilitation deal over the Ranger uranium mine surrounded by Kakadu National Park after major shareholder Rio Tinto stumps up a $100 million loan to cover any shortfall in clean-up funding.
Topics: uranium-mining, industry, environment, mining-rural, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, aboriginal, nt
NT Government stops paying for some released prisoners to get home
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The Northern Territory Government stops paying for some recently released prisoners to travel back to their remote communities, prompting concerns the move could lead to prisoners reoffending.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, prisons-and-punishment, states-and-territories, darwin-0800, nt
Payne meets with Entsch over 'bloody stupid' patrol boat decision
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Defence Minister Marise Payne meets with unhappy backbencher Warren Entsch after he labelled a government boat-building decision "bloody stupid".
Topics: defence-and-national-security, budget, defence-industry, federal-government, qld, sa, wa
Feral cats' impact on Kakadu worse than first thought
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Numerous species of reptiles, including goannas and snakes, are among the native animals being targeted by feral cats in Kakadu National Park, researchers say.
Topics: animals, environmental-impact, jabiru-0886
Thousands rally outside Australian embassy in Dili over maritime border dispute
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Thousands of people protest outside the Australian embassy in Dili, calling for Australia to negotiate a permanent maritime boundary in the Timor Sea.
Topics: international-law, government-and-politics, east-timor, australia
Darwin's 99-year port deal funds $100m boost to NT economy
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The NT Government announces the first of its $100 million in stimulus spending commitments funded by the contentious 99-year lease of Darwin's port to a Chinese company.
Topics: government-and-politics, darwin-0800
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